January 07, 2009

Inspired by a bookmark a friend sent from Japan, I made these little guys out of light-weight fabric scraps. Here's the super easy how-to. (It's so easy I'm kind of embarrassed to write it as a tutorial. And I stole somebody else's idea to boot. Sorry, Japanese company somewhere.)

1. Brush rubber cement onto a piece of cardstock in an area larger than the size your finished bookmark will be. Stick on a scrap of fabric, smoothing out any wrinkles.

2. Flip the cardstock over and repeat for the back side of the bookmark.

3. Mark the edges of your bookmark with a ruler and pencil, then cut it out using a sharp scissors.

4. Punch a hole at the top (I used an eighth-inch punch) and tie on a bit of thin ribbon.

I just did something like this last week --with the paper-backed remnents of Waverly fabric samples I used for another project. I had planned to zigzag stitches around the edges but my sewing machine didn't agree with me....

Just wanted to let you know that I linked to this on my weekly roundup and since I'll be making them for my niece for Christmas, I'll be linking up to this on my handmade Christmas post as well. Thanks so much, and happy Thanksgiving!!

May make some for Christmas gifts 2012. Or a "just because gift" :)Wonder if instead of the rubber cement, I could use laminate sheets?Just a thought. Have a blessed night and remember JESUS LOVES YOU.